Meet Our Leadership Team

Meet the dedicated, motivated professionals working hard to cultivate the next generation of diverse doctors.

Benjamin Hartley, MD, MS

PrIMES Co-founder

Caitlin Hoffman, MD, F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. 
PrIMES Co-founder

Alexandra Giantini Larsen, MD

PrIMES Lite Director

Christin Smith

PrIMES Program Manager

Anisah Alladeen

PrIMES Assistant Program Manager

Marissa Michael, BS

Team Lead, PrIMES Leadership Team

Abdulganeey Olawin

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Gbadeoluwa Adedigba

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Mariana Bouchan
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Sahil Zaveri Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Sahil Zaveri, MD 
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Elizabeth Francis

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Isabella Cipollone

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Oliver Peña Morgens
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Shaima Khandaker Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Shaima Khandaker
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Gabrielle Rosa

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Jayleen Perez

Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Ornella Vintimilla
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Taquan Wilson
Member, PrIMES Leadership Team

Our mission is to reduce the healthcare education diversity gap through a targeted mentoring program between current resident
or medical students and premedical students from ethnic and racial backgrounds historically underrepresented in medicine.

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